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Ayanna Diego talks with inspectors and contractors from the Rapid Repair program at her home in the Rockaways section of New York, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Not only was the basement flooded during Superstorm Sandy, but water leaked through the roof and damaged the higher floors as well. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ayanna Diego talks with inspectors and contractors from the Rapid Repair program at her home in the Rockaways section of New York, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Not only was the basement flooded during Superstorm Sandy, but water leaked through the roof and damaged the higher floors as well. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)